NetTech Inc’s EView/Open application, a Unix-based tool for managing IBM Corp MVS and SNA mainframe environments via VTAM, Virtual Telecommunications Access Method, is being integrated into Compagnie des Machines Bull SA’s Integrated System Management software. EView/Open is aimed at problem and fault management, providing an LU6.2 interface between SNA legacy systems and open systems. It requires only minimal changes to existing hardware and software, Bull says. As well as providing a graphical user interface, the software is claimed to reduce mainframe costs by downsizing SNA management functions to the Integrated System Management workstation, and will come with a wide range of automation and consolidation capabilities. Bull now counts nine Integrated System Management application providers, including 3Com Corp, Cabletron Systems Inc, Raxco Inc, Epoch Systems Inc, Orsyp SA, Remedy Corp, Unilog SA and Bay Networks Inc.
